Some pictures, so I'll put this behind a cut:

( before and after pictures )

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ll-lia-FEIY

Rampant inflation currency devaluation shouldn't be funny, especially in Zimbabwe, which has enough troubles already. But it's hard not to laugh reading things like these in newspaper articles:

On the streets of Harare, one banana now costs 10 billion dollars.

Buying anything is a ‘bizarre experience,’ said Lucy Chimtengwende from Bulawayo, who ( Read more... )

I got a Netflix account, at least through the free trial. I'd like to watch more movies, particularly more "classic" movies, but I never want to actually buy them, so this might work. There are also TV shows that I want to see (particularly The Sopranos and The Wire).

I saw WALL-E today; I thought it was excellent. Possibly the best Pixar movie I've seen ( Read more... )

Apparently McCain has pledged to institute something like the British Parliament's Prime Minister's Questions if he is elected President. This would be pretty interesting -- if you've never seen PMQ, this youtube video is pretty representative ( Read more... )

I'm heading out to Florida tomorrow to visit parents and then other relatives -- I'm driving. It's a 16 hour drive total; luckily I can stay with some relatives on the way so I don't have to pay any hotel charges, but it's still going to be expensive because of gas. I'll be back July 5 ( Read more... )

This post is primarily for the benefit of skuldnoshinpu to prove that a non-frozen Daiquiri is a real drink ( Read more... )

OK, everything seems to be worked out ( Read more... )

Well, in less than twenty four hours I went from having no summer opportunities to having two potential opportunities come out of nowhere. Neither are guaranteed but hopefully one or the other will work out.